Crime Rates at Whiteley Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HB

Whiteley Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Featherstone , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteley Street (WF7 5HB) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Featherstone average (132.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteley Street (WF7 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.